The life and funeral sermon of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Brand Dr. Samuel Annesley

I. Death Commands silence; but his Death Forbids: He Dead must Speak by his surviving Deeds; Whose Life was Action, and his Actions Life; Purged from Dead Works; in Vital Issues Rife: When once the Quickening Spirit from above Breathed in a Living Faith, and Active Love: But Slew him first; while to his Naked Eye It did present that Dreadful Majesty, Which put him to Isaiah's doleful Cry. His Lips unclean, and Their's amongst whom he dwelt, Himself undone; till the Live Coal he felt From off God's Altar, purging Sin away,¹ Then answered, Here I am, send me, I pray. Our Gospel-Altar gave that Holy Fire, Which to a Gospel-Temple did aspire:² That of our Law no longer could content; Seraphic Love must on God's Work be sent. And sent he was much like another Paul, Struck down, he Heard, Revived, Rose at Christ's Call; Amongst his Brethren Laboured more than all.

I. DEath Commands silence; but his Death Forbids: He Dead must Speak by his surviving Deeds; Whose Life was Action, and his Actions Life; Purg'd from Dead Works; in Vital Issues Rife: When once the Quick'ning Spirit from above Breath'd in a Living Faith, and Active Love: But Slew him first; while to his Naked Eye It did present that Dreadful Majesty, Which put him to Isaiah's doleful Cry. His Lips unclean, and Their's amongst whom he dwelt, Himself undone; till the Live Coal he felt From off God's Altar, purging Sin away,¹ Then answer'd, Here I am, send me, I pray. Our Gospel-Altar gave that Holy Fire, Which to a Gospel-Temple did aspire:² That of our Law no longer could content; Seraphick Love must on God's Work be sent. And sent he was much like another Paul, Struck down, he Heard, Reviv'd, Rose at Christ's Call; Amongst his Brethren Labour'd more than all.

1. 1Isa. 6.
2. 2Pag. 7.